内容简介
The Twilight Saga series has entranced millions of readers around the world. Now all 5 books in the series,
Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, are available in this deluxe white-edition paperback boxed set.
Twilight
Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. The lovers find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife-between desire and danger.Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.
New Moon
Shoot, I muttered when the paper sliced my finger; I pulled it out to examine the damage. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut.It all happened very quickly then.Edward threw himself at me, flinging me back across the table...I tumbled down to the floor by the piano, with my arms thrown out instinctively to catch my fall, into the jagged shards of glass. I felt the searing, stinging pain that ran from my wrist to the crease inside my elbow. Dazed and disoriented, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm-into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires.Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungry for more and they won't be disappointed. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The "star-crossed" lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.
Eclipse
'Bella?' Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, and kissed me again. His kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine -- like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob -- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which? Following the international bestsellers Twilight and New Moon, Eclipse is the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's captivating saga of vampire romance.
Breaking Dawn
When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.
Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life-first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse-seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?
The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced inEclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.
作者简介
Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature, and she lives with her husband and three young sons in Arizona. Stephenie is the author of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, and The Host.
斯蒂芬妮·梅尔1973年出生于美国康涅狄格州,毕业于杨伯翰大学,主修英国文学。她本是一位有三个孩子的全职主妇,没有丝毫的写作经验。2003年的一天,她做了一个改变她命运的梦:一位少女和一个英俊迷人的男子坐在阳光明媚的草地上谈情说爱。这个梦最终成了她第一部小说《暮色》中的一个章节。
《暮色》出版后,梅尔又写了《新月》、《月食》、《破晓》,被称为“暮光之城”系列。该系列以贝拉和爱德华一对苦命鸳鸯的情感纠葛为主线,融合了吸血鬼传说、狼人故事、校园生活、恐怖悬念、喜剧冒险等各种吸引眼球的元素,而凄美动人的爱情则是全书“最强烈的情绪”。用作者自己的偶像作家奥森·斯考特·卡德的话说:“爱情只是书中的一小部分,但却是人生的指引者。”
斯蒂芬妮·梅尔在她年轻的事业生涯里业已取得了非凡的成就,随着新作的不断推出,她将进一步确立其出版界一流畅销书作家的地位。2008年5月,斯蒂芬妮·梅尔被《时代》周刊评为全球百名最具影响力人物之一。
谈到未来的写作计划,梅尔表示,还有很多创作的灵感等待她去挖掘。她说:“我可能写一部关于美人鱼的书,因为那是我少女时代最感兴趣的东西。”
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精彩书评
“充满着爱恨情仇的张力,但又优雅精致如简·奥斯丁,达到了浪漫小说的一种极致。”
——《时代》周刊
“有若即若离的情感纠葛,有一波三折的冒险历程,有瑰丽奇异的超凡想象,有惟妙惟肖的场景描写,有惊心动魄的阅读快感,也有直击心灵的温情慰藉。”
——《纽约时报》
“在梅尔的作品中,命途多舛的激情贯穿作品的始终,其中超自然的元素更是令人心醉神迷。”
——《出版商周刊》
“现实、微妙、简洁、易读,“暮光之城”系列将会令读者深深沉醉于其中。”
——《学校图书馆月刊》
“在最近十年中,除了J.K.罗琳的“哈利·波特”和克里斯托弗·鲍里尼的《伊拉龙》、《长老》,很少有其他作品能像斯蒂芬妮·梅尔的“暮光之城”系列那样赢得青少年读者的青睐和激赏。”
——《今日美国》
前言/序言
《暮光之城》系列:超越吸血鬼与人类的永恒之恋 系列简介 《暮光之城》(Twilight Saga)是由斯蒂芬妮·梅耶(Stephenie Meyer)创作的一部现象级的青少年奇幻小说系列,它以其深刻的情感纠葛、对永恒与牺牲的探讨,以及充满魅力的超自然生物世界,俘获了全球数以亿计读者的心。这个系列不仅仅是一部简单的吸血鬼罗曼史,它构建了一个复杂而引人入胜的道德和情感迷宫,探索了爱、选择、身份认同以及人性在极端环境下的考验。 该系列的核心围绕着一个看似平凡的少女——伊莎贝拉·“贝拉”·斯旺(Isabella "Bella" Swan)展开。当她从温暖的亚利桑那州搬到常年阴雨连绵的华盛顿州福克斯镇(Forks, Washington)与父亲一起生活时,她的世界被彻底颠覆。在这里,她遇见了神秘而俊美的爱德华·卡伦(Edward Cullen),一个外表十六岁、实则已活了近百年的吸血鬼。 第一部:《暮光》(Twilight) 故事的开端,是贝拉对福克斯镇的单调生活所抱有的所有预期都被爱德华的出现打破。爱德华拥有超乎常人的美丽、速度和力量,他的眼睛会随着情绪的波动而变色,他散发着致命的吸引力,却又散发着危险的气息。贝拉很快发现,爱德华和他的家人都是吸血鬼,他们选择“素食主义”,即只以动物的血液为生,以避免伤害人类。 《暮光》主要聚焦于贝拉和爱德华之间那段充满禁忌、危险却又无法抗拒的初恋。他们的关系充满了张力——一边是贝拉对永恒之爱的渴望,另一边是爱德华对她血液的本能渴望。这种内心的挣扎,构成了他们爱情故事的基调。小说细致地描绘了他们如何在极端的诱惑和危险中小心翼翼地建立信任,同时也引入了其他超自然种族的概念,为后续故事埋下伏笔。 第二部:《新月》(New Moon) 《新月》将故事推向了一个令人心碎的低谷。在贝拉的十八岁生日派对上,爱德华的弟弟雅各布·布莱克(Jacob Black)的出现无意中触发了卡伦家族的危机。爱德华错误地认为,与贝拉在一起只会给她带来无尽的痛苦和死亡的威胁,为了保护她,他做出了一个极其痛苦的决定:在贝拉生日的当天,与家人一起彻底消失,没有留下任何解释。 被遗弃的贝拉陷入了严重的抑郁和自我毁灭的状态。然而,在她的痛苦中,另一个古老的盟友——狼人部落的成员雅各布·布莱克,走进了她的生活。雅各布是贝拉最忠诚的朋友,他不仅为她带来了慰藉,更代表了一种完全不同的、温暖而狂野的生命力。 随着剧情的深入,贝拉发现自己陷入了“吸血鬼”与“狼人”两大敌对族群之间的复杂关系中。雅各布的狼人身份揭晓,以及他内心对贝拉保护欲的觉醒,使贝拉的感情世界变得更加错综复杂。最终,对爱德华的思念促使贝拉采取了鲁莽的行动,引发了一场涉及伏特瑞(Volturi,古老的吸血鬼统治者)的致命误会,迫使卡伦家族必须再次返回,拯救她于水火之中。 第三部:《蚀》(Eclipse) 《蚀》的核心是三角恋的彻底爆发与更高层面的生存威胁。在《新月》事件之后,贝拉回到了爱德华身边,但雅各布的地位也变得不可替代。小说不再仅仅关注情感的摇摆,而是深入探讨了“选择”的重量——贝拉必须明确自己究竟愿意为哪种爱付出一切,是永恒的静止(吸血鬼),还是短暂而热烈的生命(人类/狼人)。 与此同时,一股新的、更直接的威胁正在酝酿。维多利亚(Victoria),一个在第一部中失去伴侣的复仇吸血鬼,正在组建一支新生儿吸血鬼军队,目标直指贝拉,意图摧毁爱德华最珍视的一切。 这场危机迫使卡伦家族和一直与他们保持紧张关系的狼人部落——雅各布的族群——放下世仇,达成历史性的联盟。小说的高潮是一场在冰天雪地中展开的史诗级战斗,贝拉的角色不再是完全被动的受害者,她在战斗中找到了自己的价值和力量,同时坚定了对爱德华不朽的承诺。 第四部:《破晓》(Breaking Dawn) 《破晓》是系列的终章,它标志着贝拉人生的重大转折,并为所有角色带来了最终的命运裁决。小说的前半部分聚焦于贝拉和爱德华期待已久的婚礼,以及他们随后在阿拉斯加度过的蜜月。然而,这段幸福很快被贝拉意想不到的怀孕所打断。 贝拉怀上的胎儿具有前所未有的特质,它既非纯粹的人类,也非纯粹的吸血鬼,它的快速成长对贝拉的生命构成了致命的威胁。在极其痛苦的分娩过程中,贝拉几乎死去,卡伦家族面临着一个攸关生死的抉择:如何保全母亲和孩子? 爱德华在绝望中做出了牺牲,在贝拉心跳停止的瞬间,他将自己的毒液注入了她的体内,完成了她的转变。贝拉醒来时,已成为一名拥有强大能力的新生吸血鬼。 故事的后半部分则围绕着贝拉适应吸血鬼新生体(包括她对血液的渴望、速度、力量和心智防御能力的觉醒)以及他们的小女儿——雷内斯梅(Renesmee)的抚养展开。雷内斯梅的诞生打破了吸血鬼世界的既有认知,她的存在很快引起了欧洲古老吸血鬼群体的误解和敌意。 当伏特瑞长老贾斯帕(Aro)误以为卡伦家族创造了“不朽的孩童”这一被禁止的物种时,整个卡伦家族和他们召集来的世界各地的盟友(包括狼人雅各布,此时已成为雷内斯梅的“印记”对象)集结起来,在福克斯镇外摆开了最后的阵线。最终的对峙充满了紧张的谈判、对事实的澄清,以及对“家”和“家庭”定义的深刻阐述,为这个横跨数年的爱情史诗画上了一个充满希望和永恒的句号。 主题深度 《暮光之城》系列探讨了爱超越生死的概念。它深入研究了牺牲的代价、成长与成熟、面对选择的勇气,以及在“异类”世界中寻找归属感的强烈愿望。斯蒂芬妮·梅耶成功地将经典的浪漫主题置于一个现代的、超自然的背景下,使得读者在享受惊心动魄的冒险故事的同时,也能体验到角色们复杂而真挚的情感历程。